Hay and grain sweep.



IVI. WEBER.

HAY AND GRAIN' S'WEEP. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, I9l5. RENEWED JUNE 19||917.

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\ Patnted Jan. 22, 1918.

IVI. WEBER.

HAY AND GRAIN SWEEP'. APPLICATION FILED 1AN.29. 1915. RENEWED JUNE 19.1917.

Patented Jan. 22, 1918 M. WEBER. HAY AND GRAIN SWEEP. APPLmATloN FILEDJAN. 29. 1915. nENEwED1uNE19,19|1.

Lmwr, Patented Jan.22,1918.

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MANASSEH WEBER, 0F DDSBURY, ALBERTA, CANADA.

HAY AND GRAIN SWEEP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented dan. 22, 1913.

Application led January 29, 1915, Serial No. 5,120.. vRene-Wed .Tu-ne19, 1917. Serial No. 175,7()8.

To all whom it may concer/n:

Be it known that I, Mnnassnn WEBER, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residw ing at Didsbury, in the Province of Alberta and`Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new-.and useful Improvementsin Hay and Grain Sweeps, of which the following is a specification. i

The object of my invention is to provide a sweep which may be used` togather and handle cropped products such as hay and grain in the-bulk asit falls to the field after passage of the mower, and to so constructthe parts that the operation to load and unload is mechanical andmanuallaboris not required.

A further objectis to so construct the sweep that a considerablequantity of the cropfproduct to be garnered will be collected within theframe thereof by the movement of the machine through thefmown field andthe machine may then bemovedto thelpoint to which the crop is to beconveyed and by a further operation the crop will be discharged from themachine.

YetY another object is to construct the parts which pick the grain orcrop product fromV the field in such a manner that they automaticallyadjust to irregularities in the surface of` the field and insure thatthe entire crop product is cleaned therefrom, also the parts are soarranged that when. the machine has received its full capacity of cropproduct, this forward end of the machine may be tilted to retain thecrop product in place thereon and to prevent accidental displacement anddischarge.

`With other objects in view, w rich will be referred to, my inventionconsists in the pe culiar combination and novel arrangement of parts,such as will be hereinafter more fully described in connection with Vthea companying drawings and more particu larly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vie-w in perspective of my improved sweep with partsbroken away more clearly to illustrate the operati ve strncture.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through tie machinewith the parts in their extended position.

` Fig. 3 isa yview similar to thc'disclosure in Fig. 2 with the parts inthe contracted relation.

Fig. t is transverse Vertical sectional View through theforward part ofthe machine.

.Fig. 5 is a detailed view in perspective of the steering wheel andoperating means.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detailed perspective view to better disclose thestructure of one of the gleaning teeth.

The frame 1 of the machine is supported on its forward end by the wheels2 and 3 which are mounted on each side thereof on the axle L1. A tongue5 is secured to the frame 1 to extend rearwardly therefrom at a pointpreferably midway between the sides and a supporting wheel 6 is mountedto carry this tongue and consequently the rear portion of the frame,this supporting wheel being of a proper dimension and so connectcd thatthe parts carried thereby are supported in the proper relation withrespect to the forward end of the frame carried by the wheels Q and 3.This supporting wheel 6, the structure of which better disclosed in Fig.5, has the yoke 7 in which the wheel proper is mounted provided with aplurality of openings 8 to permit adjustment of the height at which thetongue 5 is supported above the ground over which the wheel istraveling, and the stem 9 of this yoke is pivotally mounted in a bearingformed in the tongue to permit turning movement of the wheel to guidethe course of travel of the machine. This stem 9 is provided with across pin 10 which has the pedal pieces 11 secured to the end thereofina position to be accessible to the operator of the machine when ridingon the seat 12 which is supported by the tongue 5.

A stationary receiving rack 13 is carried on the forward end of theframe l and an extension receiving rack 14k is mounted to have movementwith respect to the station ary rack 13 and the frame 1, the coilsprings 15 and 16 being connected between these two racks on theopposite side thereof to hold the rack 14k normally in the contractedrelation shown in Fig. 3, and the friction rolls 17 are provided torelieve the friction as this rack 14 is moved with respect to the rack13 or is extended to the relation illustrated in FiO. 2; The rack 13comprises the side `members 18 which are rigidly secured to the frame 1and the tilting bottom 19 which latter is hinged` at 20 or' is otherwiseconnected sothat when a full comp-lement of the crops has been gatheredinto the rack of the machine, this tilting bottom section 19 can bemoved in such a relation that the forward end thereof is elevated andthe crop is held against falling from trie rack or against accidentaldisplacement. The tilting bottom 19 is composed of a sheet 21 having aplurality of slats 22 secured thereonto extendin the direction of thelongitudinal extent of the machine and to project slightly at theforward end. The gleaning teeth 23, one of which is better disclosed inFig. G, mounted on the projecting end of the slats and extend in advanceof the remaining structure of the machine. These gleaning teeth comprisethe socket 24 to be secured in any desired manner on the projecting endof the slats and a tenon 25 extends from the forward face of each socketmember 24. The teeth 23 are bifurcated at their inner ends to receivethe tenon 25 and the bolts or rivets 26 are passed through thisbifurcated inner portion of the tooth and through the tenen so that thetooth is hinged in its connection with the socket.

The rack 14 comprises the sides 27 which are arranged to set adjacentthe sides 18 of the rack 13, the bottom of this rack 14 comprises afloor 2S which hasthe slats 29 secured thereon to extend parallel withthe slats 22 of the rack 13, and a back 30 is secured between the rearend of the side members 27 to prevent the crop productspassing entirelyover the rack and from the machine.

The pinions 31 and 32 are secured to revolve with the wheels 2 and 3respectivelyY and the rack bars 33 and 34 are pivoted at their one endat 35 and 36 to the rack 14 and are held at their free end by thestirrup 37 in such relation that they may be swung up to a position tobe engaged by the teeth of the pinions 31 and 32 in such relation thatas the machine is moved over the field and the wheels 2 and 3 turn,these rack bars 33 and 34 and consequently the rack 14 will be moved ina forward or rear direction in accordance with the direction ofrevolution of the pinions 31 and 32. The cables 3S and 39 are wound overpulleys 40 carried by the rack 14 and are connected with the rack bars33 and 34 in suoli relation that as a pulling tension is exerted uponthese cables the rack bars will be swung to a position to be engagedwith the teeth of the pinions 31 and 32, an operating lever 41 beingpivoted to the tongue member 5 at a position to be accessible to theoperator when riding on the seat 12 and said lever so connected withthese cables that the rack bars may be shifted, a segment 42 beingprovided to hold the operating lever 41 in the position to which it ismanually moved.

A cable 43 is wound'over the pulleys 44 carried by the racks 13 and 14and at its one 4nearer/s end is connected with an arm 45 secured to thetilting floor or bottom 19 of the rack 13 in such relation that apulling tension upon this cable will cause the forward edge of thebottom to be raised or tilted to prevent the accidental displacement` ofthe crop products carried by the machine, an operating lever 46 mountedon the tongue 5 at a point to be accessible to the operator having thefree end of the cable43 connected therewith in such relation that astrain tofraise the bottom 19 of the rack 13 may be exerted manually andthe segment 47 is provided to hold this operating lever 46 in theposition to which it is manually adjusted. As a means of propelling themachine over the field, the whiiiie trees 48 are mounted to be connectedto the tongue 5 to permit the hitching of draft-animals in the rear ofthe machine and to thus cause the machine to be propelled in front ofthe draft-animals, the wheel 6 permitting thecourse of travel of themachine to be directed by the operator.

In use, the racks 13 and 14 will, at the commencement of the operation,occupy the relative position illustrated in Fig. 3, then as the cropproduct is received within` the frame of the machine, the productsgathered by the gleaning teeth 23 will force the products already uponthe floor 19 of the rack 13 forward onto the Hoor 28 of the rack 14 andthenragainst the back 30 of this rack. This pressure against the back 30of the rack 14 will cause this rack 14 to be extended against thetension of the spring 15 and 16, the continued movement of the machineand the subsequent continued gathering of the crop products thereon willcause the rack 14 to be extended to the position indicated in Fig. 2 andthe space bounded by the side 18 of the rack 13, the sides 27 of therack 14 and the back 30 of this samerack to be entirely filled with thecrop products, which due to the pressure exerted by the springs 15 and16 to overcome the extension of the rack 14 will be packed within therack. The operating lever46 is then shifted in a rearward direction toexert a drawing tension upon the cable 43 and the bottom 19 of the rack13 is' tilted at its forward end in an upward direction to preclude thepossibility of the crop products carried by the machine fallingtherefrom or becoming accidentally displaced. NVith the parts in thisrelation, the machine ma)v be moved to any point at which it is desiredto discharge the load, the course of travel of the machine being guidedby the operator seated. on the seat 12 turning the cross head1() bywhichV the supporting wheel 6 is turned to guide the machine, and whenthe desired discharge point has been reached, the lever 41 may beshifted in a` rearward direction to raise the rack bars 33 and 34 aroundtheir pivotal connection to a point 1,2545379; qa fz.'

that-*they engage with theY teeth of the pinions 31 and 32 and bybacking the draftanimals so that the machine will be moved in a rearwarddirection, the movement imparted to the wheels 2 and 3 will cause thepinions 31 and 32 to be turned in a direction that the engagement withthe teeth of the rack bars 33 and 3l causes the rack 14e to be broughtto the contracted position shown in Fig. 3 and this consequentadvancement of the back 8O of this rack 14 causes the crop products tobe discharged from the forward `end of the rack 13, it being of courseunderstood that the operating lever AiGwill be again swung to theposition that the bottoni 19 of this rack is permitted to recede fromits elevated position.

From the foregoing it will beseen that I have provided a sweep soconstructed that it may be propelled over the field and will garner thecropped products from the uneven surface of the ground and will loadthis product upon the machine in a somewhat compressed condition thuspermitting a considerable quantity to be carried thereby and that themachine may then be adjusted t-o retain this cropped product in placeand may be moved to the point at which it is desired to discharge thematerial carried by machine therefrom, then by a separate operation ofthe machine the contents may be discharged without the necessity ofmanual labor, further it will be seen that the several operating partsthereof are at all times within the control of the operator and that thecourse of travel of the machine may be guided by this operator.

lhile l have herein shown and described one specific form of myinvention, it will be understood that slight changes might be made inthe form and arrangement of several parts without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention, and hence l do not wish to be limitedthereto exceptfor such limitations as the claims may import.

I claim 1. A sweep comprising supporting wheels, a receiving rackstationarily mounted with respect to said wheels` a second receiving`lack movably mounted in telescopic relation with respect to said firstmentioned receiving rack and arranged to have the bottoni thereof inclose contact with the bottom of the first mentioned rack, and means togather the crop product. from the field and place the product in thereceiving` racks.

2. A sweep comprising supporting wheels, a receiving rack rigidlymounted on said wheels, a second receiving rack movabl'y mounted intelescopic relation with respect to said firstmentioned receiving rackand arranged to have the bottom thereof in close contact with the bottomof the first mentioned rack, means to hold said second rack contractedto a position adjacent said first `rack and to resiliently permit theextension thereof to allow the receipt of crop product by both of saidreceiving racks.

3. A sweep comprising supporting wheels, a receiving rack rigidlymounted on said wheels, a second receiving rack movably mounted intelescopicrelation with respect to said first mentioned receiving rackand arranged to have the'bot-tom thereof' in close contact `with thebottom of the first mcntioncd rack, means to hold said second rackcontracted to a position adjacent said first rack and to resilientlypermit the extension thereof to allow the receipt of crop product byboth of said receiving racks, and me chanicalV means within the controlof the operator to retract said movable rack to its normal position tocause the crop product to be discharo'ed from the sweep.

il. A sweep comprising supporting wheels,

'a receiving rack rigidly mounted on said wheels, a second receivingrack movably mounted in telescopic relation with respect to said firstmentioned receiving rack and arranged to have the bottom thereof inclose contact with the bottom of the first mentioned rack, means to holdsaid second rack contracted to a position adjacent said first rack andto resiliently permit the extension thereof to allow the receipt of cropproduct by both of said receiving racks, and means ,connected with saidmovable rack to be brought to a relation to receive operating impetusfrom the turning of said wheels to cause retraction of said movable rackto its normal position and to discharge the crop product from the sweep.

5. A sweep comprising supporting wheels, a receiving rack consisting ofa bottom and sides stationarily mounted with respect to said wheels, asecond receiving rack consisting of a bottom having sides and a backupstanding therefrom telescopically and movably mounted between thesides of said first rack, and means to gather the crop product from thefield into said receiving racks.

6. A sweep comprising supporting wheels, a receiving rack consisting ofa bottom and sides stationarily mounted with respect to said wheels, asecond receiving rack consisting of a bottom having sides and a backupstanding therefrom telescopically and movably mounted between thesides of said lirst rack, means to gather the crop product from thefield into said receiving racks, a spring mounted between said racks tonormally hold the telescopically mounted rack. contracted with saidfirst rack and arranged to permit extension movement of said second rackas the crop product is gathered by the sweep, toothed wheels mounted toreceive movement from said supporting wheels, and toothed rack barsarranged in conjunction with the movably mounted rack to have the teethof the wheels mesh therewith and to thus cause retraction of saidmovable rack to discharge the crop product from the sweep; 7. A sweepcomprising supporting wheels, a receiving rack consisting of a bottomand sides stationarily mounted with respect to said wheels, a secondreceiving rack consisting of a bottom having sides and a back upstandingtherefrom telescopically and movably mounted between the sides of saidfirst rack7 means to gather the crop product from the field into saidreceiving racks, a spring mounted between said racks to normally holdthe telescopically mounted rack contracted within said rst rack andarranged to permit extension movement of said second rack as the cropproduct is gathered by the sweep7 toothed wheels mounted to receivemovement from said sup? J. M. REED, G. N. Howe.

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